Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Italy Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 48139061000 · Ellis County, TX · pop 5,055 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Italy
Census tract 48139061000 sits in Italy, Texas eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,014 monthly, set against $61,853 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,753
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$61,853
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Italy and the region
Centroid at 32.1751, -96.9276 · click any tract to drill in
Why Italy scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Italy
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,014 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Italy
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Italy
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Italy
7.4
How Italy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Italy
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Italy, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ellis County average of 4.7 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48139061000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48139061000?
Census tract 48139061000 in Italy scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48139061000?
Median gross rent is $1,014/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48139061000?
14.1% of residents in tract 48139061000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,055.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48139061000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 97th, minority 56th, housing 81th.
Q5
How does tract 48139061000 compare to Italy overall?
Tract 48139061000 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Italy at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Italy; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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